title: [A women with an altered defaecation pattern].
abstract: A 74-year-old woman went to the gastroenterologist because of an altered defaecation pattern. Colonoscopy could not be completed due to sigmoid angulation. A CT-scan of the colon showed that the colon was located in the left side of the abdomen, as a result of embryonic non-rotation of the intestine. In adults this is generally asymptomatic. Non-specific abdominal complaints or volvulus seldom occur. Surgical intervention is rarely necessary.
authors.affiliation: Kennemer Gasthuis, Haarlem.
authors.forename: Greetje J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tack
authors.forename: Bas-Jeroen
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: van Kelckhoven
authors.forename: Johan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kuyvenhoven
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003672:Defecation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D057832:Watchful Waiting